Katherine wins 4 of 5 dimensions
How masculine or feminine each name sounds
Katherine scores higher on Success and Morality and Health and Warmth and Masculinity and Femininity, with an average perception score of 77. Kitty scores higher on Cheerfulness, with an average perception score of 48.
Katherine has a higher average perception score. Katherine averages 77 and Kitty averages 48 across five dimensions. However, each name has different strengths.
Katherine scores higher in Success and Morality and Health and Warmth and Masculinity and Femininity, while Kitty scores higher in Cheerfulness.
Katherine scores 89 in Success compared to Kitty's 29, making Katherine sound more ambitious and successful.
Perception scores are derived from published psychology research conducted in the United States on how names shape first impressions. Scores use the original 0-100+ research scale: average is about 50, scores above 70 are very high, and standout names can exceed 100.